Careers
Join one of the world’s largest philanthropic foundations focused on improving the lives of children
Our culture
CIFF tackles today’s most pressing issues affecting millions of children around the world. As one of the world’s largest philanthropic foundations, we have the freedom to be bold in our decisions, test ideas and scale programmes. Our team is made up of a diverse mix of ambitious, determined, experienced and driven people who, together, are pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with real purpose. If you have the passion, can be radical in your thinking and are rigorous in your approach, we want to hear from you.
Why work at CIFF?
We strive to create a supportive environment which encourages everyone to be their authentic self.
Three out of our five offices have won awards for sustainable design, and we are continuously looking at ways to improve our environmental impact across all our office locations. Our safe, comfortable and sustainable office spaces reflect CIFF’s commitment to accelerating solutions that will mitigate Climate change.
Striving for a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace
Our ambition to ensure that every child – regardless of their background – can survive and thrive, is supported by our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Building and harnessing diversity of perspective and experience within CIFF is critical to us achieving our bold goals.
We respect and embrace individual differences and needs, and aim to enable all members of the CIFF family to thrive, inside and outside of work. As such, we offer a flexible, hybrid model of working which seeks to accommodate the individual needs of our people and enhance employee wellbeing.
Benefits
At CIFF we offer a flexible range of benefits to support you in your work life – and your life away from work:
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Key benefits
Holiday – starting at 25 days and increasing by one day every year (up to 30 days), plus bank holidays
Family-friendly leave policies – including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Hybrid working
Buy or sell holiday – up to five days each year
Pension – contributory scheme
Life assurance – up to 5 x salary
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Health and wellbeing
Looking after your health and wellbeing is important to us. You know what works best for you, and we offer a range of benefits to support you, including:
Private medical insurance
Dental cover
Annual wellbeing allowance – to use flexibly in the way which best suits you
Employee assistance programme – 24/7 support across all our office locations
Sabbatical policy
‘No meeting Fridays’ – time to focus, read and reflect at the end of the week
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Continuous learning
We want to ensure that everyone is able to grow professionally during their time at CIFF. We offer a flexible budget for learning and development, as well as opportunities to learn in the flow of work:
Access to a personalised annual learning allowance for every employee
Collaborate and learn from industry-leading experts in philanthropy
Gain specialised skills and knowledge with our bespoke learning and development initiatives
Be part of our coaching enabled culture where continuous learning is encouraged
